The search for major gold discoveries in Australia is heading deeper than ever before, pushing technology and drillers to their limits in some of the country’s most remote locations. Gold miner Northern Star Resources has also begun drilling what is set to be the deepest diamond-drill hole in Australian mining history.

In the last 10 years, the mining industry has been on a roller-coaster, with commodity prices reaching both historic highs and lows, as well as operational realities shifting irrevocably in the face of a digital revolution.